Kurow

	Kurow
	Geographical location
Coordinates	44 ° 44 ′ S , 170 ° 28 ′ E Coordinates: 44 ° 44 ′ S , 170 ° 28 ′ E
Region ISO	NZ-CAN
Country	New Zealand
region	Canterbury
District	Waitaki District
Ward	Ahuriri Ward
Residents	312 (2013)
height	185 m
Post Code	9435
Telephone code	+64 (0) 3
website	www.kurow.org.nz
	Photography of the place
	; Anglican Church in Kurow

Kurow is a small town in the Waitaki District of Canterbury on the South Island of New Zealand .

Origin of name

The name Kurow represents the Europeanized form of the Māori name Kohurau , which means "thick fog" and was given for the 1901 m high mountain in the St Marys Range southwest of the place. According to a Māori legend , a chieftain conjured up the mist in the area while he was being pursued by enemies.

geography

Kurow is located around 56 kilometers northwest of Oamaru in the Waitaki River valley . To the southwest of the village rise the up to 2009 m high St Marys Range and to the north the Kirkliston Range . About 12 km northwest of the village is Lake Waitaki and northwest of it is Lake Aviemore .

history

Kurow was founded in 1878 and developed from 1881 with the construction of the railway bridge over the Waitaki River .

economy

The main source of income for the local residents is agriculture and sheep breeding and, in part, the income from the hydroelectric power plants in the vicinity of Kurow. Kurow is also known for its viticulture, especially the Pinot noir variety .

Attractions

Examples of cave paintings of Māori from pre-European times to a few kilometers away, in Duntroon be found.

population

In the 2013 census, the town had 312 inhabitants, 8.0% fewer than in the 2006 census.

Personalities

Roy Kerr (* 1934), mathematician, comes from Kurow.

literature

Helga Neubauer: Kurow . In: The New Zealand Book . 1st edition. NZ Visitor Publications , Nelson 2003, ISBN 1-877339-00-8 , pp. 780 .

Web links

Commons : Kurow - collection of images, videos and audio files

Homepage . Waitaki Valley Community Society Inc.,accessed July 3, 2017.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b 2013 Census QuickStats about a place: Kurow . Statistics New Zealand , accessed July 3, 2017 .
^ ^A ^b Neubauer: Kurow . In: The New Zealand Book . 2003, p. 780 .
↑ Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed July 3, 2017 .

[Stat_NZ_Population_and_dwellings-1] 2013 Census QuickStats about a place: Kurow . Statistics New Zealand , accessed July 3, 2017 .

[NZ_Buch-2] A ^b Neubauer: Kurow . In: The New Zealand Book . 2003, p. 780 .

[LINZ_Topo250_maps-3] Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed July 3, 2017 .